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    Coconut fibers work well for a base, thats what I used. I started two years ago, and last year left them outside in the winter (gets well below 0) and they survived. I add compost materials to the bin, fruits, veggies, tea bags, coffee grounds, ground egg shells, pretty much anything organic (avoid too much coffee and other acidic items). NO MEAT or cooked foods. In the fall I covered them in ground leaves for insulation and then let them eat it this spring.

    My bin is the biggest tub walmart had, with a locking lid to keep possums out. I drilled 1" holes in it and glued old screen door material over the holes.

    Keep it moist with rain water, i usually just open it when its going to rain, and keep it in a shaded spot. Youll have tons of flies and other insects also, but they wont hurt the worms.

    do not turn the compost, the worms will eat the organics and poo out the castings and naturally push those to the bottom of the bin. In spring you can collect the bottom and use it for amazing plant fertilizer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shipahoy41 View Post
    If you are using this method be sure to place some fine mesh screening at the bottom of your five gallon bucket. I also feed mine tea bags, shredded newspaper, sliced apples or lettuce and yellow corn meal. Keep the mixture damp and they will readily reproduce. This method is for RED WIGGLER WORMS ONLY! If you try to do this with night crawler worms it will NOT work for them. You will end up with a stinky and a smelly mess of useless worms. I grow enough wigglers for fishing as well as for putting in my garden.
    We used to have a compost pile on the farm was no problem the red worms were all over the place so if you're in a place where you can start a compost pile they will be there.

    when I was a teenager I sold my crawlers for a penny apiece was a good way for me to make a little pocket change to buy more tackle the problem is I couldn't keep up with the demand from the sporting good stores on a good evening in most of the parks where I lived was no problem picking up 500 or more in the evening my uncle bought a deer rifle by picking up nightcrawlers I don't know how many thousand it took to buy that rifle I know was one hell of a lot of them.

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    Awesome

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    Peat moss works well you must keep them in the shade,heat kills worms quite quickly to Good luck
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    Quote Originally Posted by wilbur View Post
    Any one ever buy them off the internet.? They seem cheaper than bait shops. I found 500 for $22. That seems to be a good price. Just wondering if you can keep them for a couple months. Thanks
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    Thanks for the shout-out, techno! I'll be selling redworms at a deep discount to crappie.com members. Price will be 20$ a pound. Worms will be just reds, no blues mixed in. Will make them available to you guys on april 1st. I've probably raised over a million by now.
    Commercial worm farmer, but presently sold out until further notice.

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    I have been working with ThePerchKiller for a month or so getting my red wiggler and Louisiana swamp worm beds built and ready for my personal use. I CANNOT say enough positive things about him. He has helped me EVERY step of the way. I give him 5 stars for sure. I hope some day I can spend a day or two fishing with him in North Carolina
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    Quote Originally Posted by cricket george View Post
    I have been working with ThePerchKiller for a month or so getting my red wiggler and Louisiana swamp worm beds built and ready for my personal use. I CANNOT say enough positive things about him. He has helped me EVERY step of the way. I give him 5 stars for sure. I hope some day I can spend a day or two fishing with him in North Carolina
    Thanks for the kind words George. And for any other crappie.com members, i'm here to help you set up your worm beds and trouble shoot your problems long after i've made the sale. You won't get that kind of support(or even actual redworms) from the big suppliers.
    Commercial worm farmer, but presently sold out until further notice.

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    Amen to that PerchKiller
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    Have bought from perch killer. He helped me get started too. Although you can’t learn all on the phone time and trial will teach you a lot. I have killed many worms lol. Still learning

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